When compared to private security
services in other neighborhoods, the Sherwood Forest
Patrol is unique for several reasons.

The neighborhood, through the elected
fifteen-member Board of Directors of the Sherwood Forest
Association, contracts for the services of a
professional security provider. At the end of each day’s
shift, the patrol driver on duty provides a written
report to a manager who is one of our own residents. Our
driver patrols exclusively in the Sherwood Forest
neighborhood.

This unique arrangement gives the
greatest possible control to our resident members, while
leaving the day-to-day operations to a highly efficient
professional security service. We have found that this
system works: crime is low in Sherwood Forest.

Among the services the patrol provides to its
subscribers are:

The ability to communicate with the
security provider 24 hours a day

House checks by a patrol
officer if you hear a noise or see something
suspicious

Vacation checks of your house several
times a day when you are away

Patrol escort service into the
neighborhood if requested in advance

Traffic control in cooperation with the
Detroit Police Department

Special coverage when needed, as on
Angels’ Night or Halloween

Because Sherwood Forest is a Special
Assessment District (S.A.D), the patrol is paid for by
funds collected by the city in your summer taxes.